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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 7 December 2020

On Monday 7 December, demand averaged 38.0 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

38.0GW AVERAGEWind4.13 GW10%Hydro0.61 GW2%Biomass2.90 GW7%Solar0.27 GW1%Gas20.05 GW51%Coal1.86 GW5%Imports3.05 GW8%Nuclear6.47 GW16%38.0GW AVERAGE10%7%51%8%16%
Price
£115.50/MWh
Day average £115.50
Demand38.0GW
Generation 36.3Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables13%
Other32%
Carbon intensityHigh
264g/kWh
0Day average 264300
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Key moments

On Monday 7 December 2020, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 47.3 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 264 g/kWh and the price £115.50/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.7 GW at 22:30. Solar generation peaked at 1.6 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (195 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (305 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £36.59/MWh at 23:00 to £272.79/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 55% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 38% across 2020.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.270.7%Wind 4.1310.5%Gas 20.0551.0%Hydro 0.611.5%Biomass 2.907.4%Nuclear 6.4716.4%Coal 1.864.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.0avgGeneration 36.3avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.3GW · 17:30
Low 26.0 · 04:00Avg 38.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 36.3Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports36GWh
In
59 Out
24
Zero-carbon share32%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 11%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 7 Dec

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 7 December 2020, Great Britain imported 59 GWh and exported 24 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 7 Dec
Imported
59GWh
Exported
24GWh
Net in
36GWh
Average net flow
1.49GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.31GWImporting

In 8.9 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.34GWImporting

In 35.5 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.69GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 16.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.53GWImporting

In 15.0 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWGenerating

Generated 13.6 GWhPumped 9.2 GWh

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